1. APNIC Executive Council Fee Study Report
APNIC 27 Meeting
Manila, Philippines
27 February 2009

2. APNIC EC Fee Study
In 2008 the Executive Council of APNIC commissioned KPMG to perform a study on APNIC Fees, and make recommendations concerning the most appropriate fee structures for APNIC to adopt.

3. Key Issues Studied
How to ensure financial stability for APNIC and the appropriate level of reserves to maintain
Fairness across members and NIRs and equity across economies in the region
Environmental changes, including:
additional NIR formation
IPv4 address allocation completion
IPv6-only allocations
evolving NIC and Registry roles

4. Key Principles for Fees
Financial Sustainability of Operations
Consistency and Fairness
Transparency
Flexibility
Manage Risks
Impact Assessment

5. Fee Study Outcomes
Report highlights a strong need to undertake changes to the fee structure for APNIC in the coming years
EC anticipates some changes in APNIC fees from 2010 in response to this report
EC will advise of changes to the member fee schedule by April of this year

6. Fee Study Recommendations
APNIC to adopt a continuous fee model, with a premium for NIRs
EC endorses this recommendation and will replace “tiered” fees with a continuous sliding fee schedule with NIR premium applied
Frequency of fee review to occur annually
EC will undertake further fee reviews annually
Level of cash reserve to be maintained at 18 months of future operating expenses. Timeframe to achieve cash reserve: 4 years (2013)
EC has set a target of 15 months of future operating expenses, but has deferred this in the light of general financial situation. EC will maintain a minimum of 12 months reserves for the short term

7. Fee Study Recommendations
Discounted membership fees to be provided to Least Developed Countries.
EC endorses this recommendation
Adopt a new fee schedule by 2010
EC endorses this recommendation, and will announce by April 2009 a new fee schedule to be effective as of 1 January 2010
APNIC EC to commence study of IPv6-only environment to allow sufficient time for the transition to a new IPv6 fee structure in 2012
EC will undertake this further study in 2009

8. Thank You
The APNIC Fee Study is published at
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